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If copyright was applied to books it would be illegal to read books you didn't pay for. Storing such books would be a crime, sharing such books would be a feder
by akomtu 3y ago
If copyright was applied to books it would be illegal to read books you didn't pay for. Storing such books would be a crime, sharing such books would be a federal crime and organizing a book reading club would make you famous in the criminal world.
- armada651 3y agoCopyright is applied to books and it is illegal to organize a book club where you hand out copies you made of your books. Handing out the copy of a book you paid for is of course perfectly legal as is giving away or selling your original Blu-Ray discs. Even though entertainment execs would love to outlaw that as well.
- eesmith 3y agoCopyright is applied to books. The books you have on your Kindle are subject to exactly the same issues. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106989048 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106989... For physical books, you have first-sale doctrine rights. For digital books, your license agreement means you usually agree those rights don't apply. That's why storing and sharing physical books is not a crime - you have actually purchased them.